/ Specialists in Intellectual Property Protection & Management
UK & European Patent, Trade Mark and Design Attorneys & IP Consultants
Five Zero IP Management Consultancy
Improving processes, improving communications
We add value by helping organisations achieve better value from their IP expenditure without compromising quality. This is accomplished through several key areas:
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• Optimising IP Processes and Costs:
Five Zero IP specialises in IP process review and quality management projects for industrial and research-based organisations, as well as IP procurement exercises for both private and public sector clients, including efforts to improve existing supplier arrangements. ​
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• Leveraging Extensive In-house Expertise and Experience
The team comprises highly experienced UK and European IP Attorneys, many with significant in-house corporate IP counsel experience from large multinational companies and this diverse background provides a wide range and depth of IP management in practice. Key personnel such as Keith Turner, the head of the group, bring over 25 years of senior experience in the IP services sector, specialising in IP process review and quality management.
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• Practical Implementation & Support:
The consultancy emphasises highly practical input and implementation assistance to deliver efficient, reliable, and cost-effective workflows which use the most appropriate technology and will also provide the information and reports to support decision-making.
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• Enhancing IP Awareness, Education & Training
This is tailored to the organisations needs, including the provision of access to the FZ Knowledge Hub, a comprehensive resource with briefing sheets and presentations. This resource is particularly helpful for in-house IP professionals looking to communicate the value of IP internally and improve IP awareness and training, directly addressing the challenge faced by many in-house IP professionals in communicating IP's value.
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Most importantly, our focus on optimising how IP is managed and on improving value from existing expenditure directly tackles one important aspect of the total cost of managing and owning an IP portfolio that is aligned with an organisation's current and planned commercial activities.
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Access to IP Expertise & Experience
UK and European IP experts providing IP advice, services & solutions
IP MANAGEMENT CONSULTING IN PRACTICE
JEREMY HOLMES, HEAD OF IP & EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEY, IP GROUP PLC
“I have known and worked with Keith for over 10 years, and during that time have always been impressed by his understanding of the IP space, his business acumen, and particularly his ability to get right to the core of what clients want, to come up with wise and pragmatic solutions, and to ensure that these are delivered to a high standard.
A particular example of this was a root and branch survey of an extensive and wide-ranging patent portfolio held by Imperial Innovations (then the Technology Transfer Office for Imperial College).
Keith ensured that a very experienced team of consultants was brought along with a clear and focussed agenda to look at our processes and suggest best practices to make it more efficient and cost effective without compromising quality.
This exercise more than achieved its goals and was very well received by senior management”